Cities and Homelessness: Essays and Case Studies on Practices, Innovations and Challenges

ISBN-13: 9781476673103 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 313 str.

Joaquin Jay Gonzalez; Mickey P. McGee

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Acknowledgments
Preface
Part I. Introduction
 1. A Potential Turning Point in How Cities Treat the Homeless
Mattie Quinn
 2. Why Turning Homelessness into a Crime Is Cruel and Costly
Joseph W. Mead and Sara Rankin
 3. How Local Governments Can Build an Effective Homelessness System
Cynthia Nagendra
 4. Busting Three Common Myths About Homelessness
Paul Toro
 5. Why There Are So Many Unsheltered Homeless People on the West Coast
Margot Kushel
 6. How the Homeless Create Homes
Susan Fraiman
Part II. Cities ­vis-à-vis the States and the Feds
A. Cities
 7. Modern Approaches to Homelessness
Amanda L. McGimpsey
 8. Permanent Supportive Housing for Homeless in Sacramento, California
James P. Nicholls III and Rachel D. McGuffin
 9. Exploring Homeless Work Programs in Santa Rosa, California
Nicole Trupiano and Willie L. Britt
10. Trump's Attack on the Homeless and Learning from Berkeley's Practices
Jim Hynes
11. Community Partnership for the Homeless in Sutter County, California
Sukhdeep Purewal
12. Strengthening Homelessness ­Public-Private Partnerships in Washington State
Jason Yergler
13. Cities Have a New Target for Ending Homelessness: Landlords
J.B. Wogan
14. No Questions Asked
David Kidd
15. Five Questions for Mayor Richard J. Berry
Beth Velasquez
16. Empty Space
Michael Silliman
17. Not Just a Place to Live: From Homelessness to Citizenship
Michael Rowe and Charles Barber
18. Care Not Cash Program for the Homeless in San Francisco, California
DaVina Flemings and Rachel D. McGuffin
19. Tackling Homelessness in San Francisco
San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing
B. States
20. California Housing Crisis
Damon Conklin
21. California's Housing Future: Challenges and Opportunities
California Department of Housing and Community Development
22. California's Housing First Policy
California Department of Housing and Community Development
23. Rhode Island First State to Pass Homeless Bill of Rights
Darby Penney
C. Federal
24. HUD Reports Homelessness Unchanged in U.S. in 2018
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
25. Ending Chronic Homelessness through Employment and Housing Projects
U.S. Department of Labor
26. Home, Together: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
27. The White House Housing Development Toolkit: Executive Summary
The White House
Part III. Services, Innovations and Challenges
A. Affordability and Inclusion
28. Key Findings on Housing Affordability
International City/County Management Association
29. Affordable Housing Development
Town of Bedford, Massachusetts
30. Perceptions of and Barriers to Affordable Housing in Virginia
The Center for Public Policy at VCU's Wilder School
31. Snapshot: The Current State of Housing Affordability in California
California Department of Housing and Community Development
32. Mapping as Citizen Engagement in the Fight for Affordable Housing
Michael Silliman
33. Inclusionary Housing: A Policy Whose Time Has Come
Deborah Bailey
B. Health
34. Sacramento County Reducing the Number of Mentally Ill Homeless
Samantha Carr and Alan R. Roper
35. How Funding to House the Mentally Ill and the Homeless Is a Financial Gain, Not Drain
Carol Caton
36. California Hospitals See Massive Surge in Homeless Patients
Phillip Reese
37. Finding Homeless Patients a Place to Heal
Ana B. Ibarra
38. The Homeless Are Dying in Record Numbers on the Streets of L.A.
Anna Gorman and Harriet Blair Rowan
39. "Medieval" Diseases Flare as Unsanitary Living Conditions Proliferate
Anna Gorman
C. Substance Abuse
40. Addicted to Homelessness
Johanna L. Wong and Willie L. Britt
41. Homelessness Programs and Resources
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
D. Veterans
42. Ending Veteran Homelessness
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
43. VA National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
44. Veteran Homelessness in Monterey County
William Bare and Mickey P. McGee
45. Monterey Programs Focused on Supporting Homeless Veterans and Their Families
Kurt Schake and Mickey P. McGee
46. An Assessment of Homeless Veteran Programs in Sacramento County
Benedict Serafica and Mickey P. McGee
47. Homeless Vets with Families: An Untold Part of Veterans' Struggles
Roya ­Ijadi-Maghsoodi
48. At Some Veterans Homes, ­Aid-in-Dying Is Not an Option
JoNel Aleccia
49. "They Deserve It": In Foster Homes, Veterans Are Cared for Like Family
Patricia Kime
50. Tiny Home Villages for Homeless Veterans
Rachel D. McGuffin
E. Seniors
51. How the Homeless Population Is Changing: It's Older and Sicker
Margot Kushel
52. Housing Policy Solutions to Support Aging with Options
Shannon Guzman, Janet Viveiros and Emily Salomon
53. The Need for Safe and Healthy Homes in Order to Age in Place
Rachel L. Fontenot and Willie L. Britt
54. Accessibility Solutions for Colton Hall
Claire Moeller Rygg and Willie L. Britt
55. Engaging Nonprofit Sector Institutions for Housing Seniors
Joshua Odetunde
56. Township Taps Former Mayor for ­Age-Friendly Initiative
International City/County Management Association
57. Advancing Independence, Integration and Inclusion Throughout Life
Administration for Community Living
F. Women and Domestic Violence
58. Safe Parking Program for Homeless Women in Pacific Grove, California
Deidre L. McLay and Mickey P. McGee
59. Veteran, Minority, Woman and Homeless
Ginger Miller
60. Homeless Women Veterans
Alexandra Logsdon and Kayla M. Williams
61. Finding Shelter: Addressing Housing Challenges for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Rebecca DeSantis
G. Youth
62. Helping Homeless Youth
Jon Ruiz
63. Navigating Student Housing Challenges
Ryan Jensen and Katelyn Hansen
64. The Hidden Homelessness Among America's High School Students
Stacey Havlik
Part IV. The Future
65. Shelter Design Can Help People Recover from Homelessness
Jill Pable
66. Improving Resident Services: Using Blockchain Technology to Benefit the Community
Rebecca DeSantis
67. Libraries on the Front Lines of the Homelessness Crisis in the United States
Richard Gunderman and David C. Stevens
68. Homeless and the Courts
Ruth Astle Samas
69. A Case for Transition Shelters
Gabby V. Moraleda
Appendices
A. Glossary of Homelessness
Alan R. Roper
B. Right 2 Survive
Denver Homeless Out Loud
About the Contributors
Index